I started this blog with the intent to let all of you know how difficult the last few weeks have been. How everything that could go wrong did, and things that we didn't even think about going wrong, went bad too. It would have been a longer blog than I was willing to write. Let's just say that we have had a great lesson in patience and when you think it all seems to good to be true........it usually is.
OK, New Orleans. We have been here since July 28th. In that amount of time we have unpacked all of our things and 90% of it is put away. The house is great and is in a beautiful neighborhood. We have a large yard and a swimming pool. With it being so hot here, the pool is awesome. I am learning degrees in heat levels. It very accurate to say that living here you might as well be sitting in a sauna. Forget good hair days. Isn't going to happen.
Since being here, Abigail turned one. I can't believe my little girl is one. She is walking a little but has mastered that if she pouts enough we will pick her up and take her where she wants to go. You should see that little bottom lip stick out. It is priceless. She is only one and she certainly knows how to work her daddy. She hasn't cut any teeth yet so she is still hanging on to the baby look. I will post some pictures of her soon. Her new favorite thing is the pool. She loves the water. Always has. Bath time, pool time, those are her favorite times of the day. She is so cute and funny. We always tell her she shouldn't smile so much beacuse she is going to run out of smiles.
Mitchell started kindergarten last week. He is growing up too fast. He is a smart little guy and quick. You can't get much past him and a memory...........the child doesn't forget anything. He doesn't like getting up in the mornings but he does like going to school. To watch him hop out of the car and going inside, he is all grown up and independent. You know, that is what we want our children to be. We teach them to be self-reliant and independent, but it still makes my heart warm when he gets a boo-boo and I am the only one who can make it better. For now, I am still needed. :)
Steve is getting settled in as well. You know we have lived apart for so long that we have had to go through an adjustment period. It is hard when you have been the one making all the decisions and then you have to, I don't want to say ask permission, but in a way that is what it is. We live about 5 minutes from the base and he is able to come home for lunch. It is really nice to have another set of ears, eyes, and hands around but isn't nice to have more clothes around to wash. I forgot how much he adds to the laundry pile.
For me, well...............I haven't gotten all settled in yet. So far I am less than impressed here, but I am not miserable. It rains a lot and now with the tropical storm Fay and then this storm Gustav, I am all in knots. I hate these storms and I look forward to getting away from the gulf. I just keeping thinking that have just gotten everything unpacked and for the most part put away only to be wondering, what do I need to pack back up to get out of here in the event of another Hurricane??????
We sold our home in Pensacola. The closing date is September 16th. I can only hope and pray that we can make it to the closing. You can't close on a home if there is a named storm in the gulf. So storms storms go away and never come back.
That is all for now. I will post some pictures soon of the home, Abby and Mitch. Let me leave you with something that I have learned in just my short time here in New Orleans, "When you want anything, you will have to wait and wait and wait and wait. Nothing here happens fast."
The Big Easy.....................more like The BIG LAZY.
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